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Goal Setting Revisited
In preparing for my talk, Create Your Own Future, tomorrow to the Arts & Culture Collaborative at the Timexpo Museum in Waterbury, I've been sorting through some very old files. I came across a set of note cards that I had written in 1990, by hand, in ink. The...
Difficult Clients
What do difficult clients and getting root canal have to do with each other? Well, actually, as I re-read that question, it makes sense to compare the two. They can both be extremely painful, and you probably wouldn't look forward to either. But that wasn't the...
Risk-Taking Rewarded
I received this testimonial from a client I worked with a few years ago. I was so happy that she shared it with me that I asked her permission to share it (anonymously) with you. I hope you feel as inspired and motivated as I did reading it. Short story: I’m...
More Soul, Less Proprietor
Like many of you, I've been going through major transitions in the last couple of years. The economy has definitely impacted my business, and my personal life has also changed substantially. My long-term marriage came to an end, and a new relationship is beginning...
Beware Your Best Employee
Between hearing Rick Smilow, president and principal owner of NYC's Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), on Thursday night, then hosting a group of friends on Friday night over a potluck supper, the prevailing wisdom I heard was surprising when it came to...
Delaying Gratification – Hillary Clinton Style
MORE Magazine (April 2012) featured an inspiring article about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent visit with Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s best-known opposition leader and a Nobel peace laureate. To read about the meeting of these two powerful women was...
I Hope My Sister Doesn’t Read This
It would ruin any mystery surrounding the birthday gift I'm giving her tonight. But my experience at Lululemon yesterday bears sharing with my audience of business owners and other interested consumers. I selected a cool, reversible jacket as my gift to Barbara,...
Kristin van Ogtrop – Real Simple’s Managing Editor Speaks
One of the reasons I just joined Ladies Who Launch was to be sure to claim my space at Kristin van Ogtrop's talk last week in Greenwich. I knew it would be a sell-out and that members would receive priority. I became a platinum member and slid onto the list of...
Georgia, Mount Holyoke and Friendship
My primary reason for visiting Savannah earlier this week was to visit my good friend Meredith Gray in her new digs. She moved from Connecticut last fall after one too many winters in the Northeast. Coincidentally, I'd recently heard from another dear friend in GA,...
Networking – Savannah Style
I spent the early part of this week visiting my good friend Meredith Gray at her new bungalow in Savannah. We invited a fellow Savannah-ite to join us for breakfast Tuesday morning at the Sentient Bean. Carlette Cormier and I had met in 2003--I as a speaker,...
Self-Promotion Part 2 – More Wisdom from Terrie Williams
Continuing Terrie's list from my post last week, here are the final 10 ways to promote yourself in business: 11. Send a follow-up note to people you meet and would like to stay in touch with. [As a sidebar to this, I blogged about Doug Friedman's (of Melissa and...
Doug, of Melissa and Doug, Inspires Entrepreneurs
I attended a stellar event last night at the Westport Library, the first in a two-part series called "Creating and Growing Businesses that Thrive." Doug Bernstein, of Melissa and Doug fame, was interviewed by NPR reporter Alison Freeland in front of a packed house...
Self-Promotion – Terrie Williams Style, Part 1
I'm a big believer in mining your files for ideas and opportunities that already exist and are in your back pocket. As I was clearing out my file cabinet last week, I came across an old EWN Newsletter featuring 20 Ways to Promote Yourself in Business by one of my...
Post TEDx Synopsis and Reflections
I gave my TEDx talk my all on Saturday and I'm satisfied with my performance and also happy that it's behind me now. It was an incredible opportunity to speak at such an extraordinarily well-executed event. Jeremey Donovan and his team did an outstanding job of...
TEDx Eve – Getting Ready
I have re-written my talk, rehearsed it ad nauseam, reviewed my slides, packed my make-up, tried on my outfit...again, meditated, visualized, FB'ed for support, been manicured and pedicured and am now awaiting THE BIG DAY. Today is the day before the Stamford TEDx...